The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
From George to GIgtna Green

A ponderous step sounded in the
narrow hallway and a succession of
laundering knocks made my door rattle
on its hinges. Recognized that heavy
step, so like the tread of an enraged
elephant and wondered what under
heaven had brought Major Philpot to
my humble lodgings, Before 1 could
answer the raps, the door was burst
violently open, disclosing the colossal
figure of the choleric major, who evil
IDENTIFY in a towering rage, stalked
across the foor, and seated himself in
the only safe chair the place afforded.
I'm far from being rich man, you
understand,
Hope | see you WELL" began po-
litely, scarcely knowing just how to
take him, for his uncertain temper
was a subject for comment by all who
knew or had ever heard of him.
Hope you do, sir; yes, SIR" roared
he, bringing his cane down on the
floor with bang. You're old George
Green. amt you?" ..
81 am George Green, at your SER
vice, SIR" said l, smothering my in
d,gnation az his brusque manner, "and,
as TO nv age
ITO the devil with your age, mani"
interrupted the major with a grunt.
"Who the duce cares how old you are?
Keep that as a choice morsel for tea
drinking women. l come to see you
to-day because have heard about you,
and am told you are the very man |
want to do business with"
You do me proud!'' said |, as the
major paused for want of breath.
Shall be happy, to serve you in my
small way, if"
lord save usT' calculated the ma
jor, growing alarmingly red in the face
in his efforts to make himself heard the
full length of the block; why on
earth don't you keep still and let me
speak2 Only one man may talk when
I'm around, and I'm that man! Dye
hear that?"
Anybody can hear you that chooses
to listen, if he isn't as deaf as door
postW
The major is a rich man and am
not, but there the difference in favor of
the major ends: and perhaps nobody
ever had talked to him like this before.
Any way, he calmed trife.
"Tm told you are a detective he
growled, in a deep bass that had all
the effect of pent.up thunder in my lit
tie room.
II am. =
/ fattered myself that if, as they say
1t is, ''brevity is the soul of wit, my
reply must absolutely have had par
alyzing effect on the doughty major.
But nothing of the sort. On the con-
trary, he actually seemed to be pleas
ed, had said so little.
EN- tell you what it is, Green" he
broke out presently. in a stentorian
tone, II am in dreadful fix, and
waRt your help, UnderssandP"
Perfectly"
There's my daughter. You've
heard of my daughter haven't youP"
"Often.
'And she's got no end Of beaux and
such like fol-de-rols. They all swe ar
by the crook OF her little finger that
she's the one object OF the world worth
having"
ITO be sare
sAud what with the fifty thousand
dollors that ner grandmother left her
Fifty thousand gold dollars! think Of
it'll don't feel inclined to dispute the
point. BY ardent young men, ladies
with fifty thousand dollar bank accounts
are objects to be desired, and my Ara
bella seems to be no exception. But
sir, and the irate father brought his
mighty fist down with resounding
whack on his ponderous leg that
threatened to split the broadcloth, and
rising to his full height. he fairly bel
lowed, s.if my daughter Arabella's
Judgment is blinded BY the little god
called Cupid. Arabella's dad, sir, is up
aud coming. and feels himself able to
cope with thousand fortune hunting
lovers; let them come singly or in pairs
or in battalions, event.
live no doubt about that as the
major paused TO gather in little wind,
and glared wickedly from the corner
Of his one eye; 'and, if understand it,
you want my assistance ia optWitting
the rasnals."